MEDIA ALERT: Cast Your Vote: “Fang Favorite” Fan Ballot Opens for the 2025 Spooky Awards

Fans invited to cast votes October 2–15; winners revealed October 16

MT. LAUREL, N.J., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Halloween & Costume Association (HCA) has officially opened fan voting for the 2025 Spooky Awards.

The Spooky Awards are the industry’s annual celebration of the best in costumes, makeup/FX, décor, props, and accessories. They recognize creativity and innovation across the Halloween and costume industry while engaging fans and professionals alike.

For the first time, fans will decide the “Fang Favorite” winner across multiple categories, bringing community voices directly into the awards.

Voting runs October 2–15, 2025. Category winners will be revealed October 16, 2025.

Vote Now Here!

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2025 Fang Favorite Finalists by Category

Accessories

• Allaura Wigs – Color Me Wig
• Ghoulish – Black Skull Bag
• Disguise – Glinda Adaptive Wheelchair Cover Kit
• RMS USA – GLOW Alien, Cat and Disco Costumes
• Ghoulish – Red Mythical Wings

Costume (Adult)

• Ghoulish – Krampen Costume
• Rubies – Adult IT Pennywise Inflatable Costume
• Rubies – Women’s Batman & Robin 1997 Poison Ivy Costume
• FunWorld – Commander-In-Cuffs
• Disguise – Minecraft Movie Garett Jacket

Costume (Child)

• Rubies – Unicorn Kids Inflatable Ride-On Costume
• Disguise – Eevee Prestige Child Costume
• Morphsuits AFG Media Ltd. – Kids Inflatable Alien with Astronaut Costume Pick Me Up
• Disguise – Kissy Missy Deluxe Child Costume
• Jazwares – MARVEL The Thing Official Youth Inflatable Halloween Costume

Costume (Licensed)

• Disguise – Oogie Boogie Prestige Adult Costume
• Rubies – Wednesday Nevermore Academy Grand Heritage Adult Costume
• Disguise – Sonic Movie Inflatable Adult Costume
• Jazwares – STAR WARS Adult Chewbacca Costume
• Disguise – Glinda “For Good” Child Costume

Costume (Most Unique)

• Rubies – Adult Fisher Price Rock-A-Stack Inflatable Costume
• Western Fashion – Vampire Empress
• Disguise – Chicken Jockey Pop Out Ride-On Child Costume
• Disguise – Distortus Rex Rebirth Child Costume
• Jazwares – MARVEL Human Torch Official Youth Deluxe Zentai Halloween Costume

Costume (Non-Character)

• Disguise – Nessa Rose Adaptive Wheelchair Cover Kit
• Imposta Costumes – Cooked Turkey
• Rubies – Kids’ PEZ Dispenser Pumpkin Costume
• Disguise – Rubble Bulldozer Pop Out Child Costume
• Disguise – Ultra Ball “Pop-Out” Unisex Costume

Decor

• Ghoulish – Scarecrow Yard Staff
• Ghoulish – Vecna Floating Prop
• Ghoulish – Bloody Curtains
• Ghoulish – Swinging Ghostly Girl
• Rubies – Freddy LED Candelabra Decor

Makeup

• Ghoulish – Fingers Appliance
• Mehron – Tooth FX™ – Non-toxic, Temporary Tooth Paint
• Ghoulish – Pumpkin Face Scarification
• Rubies – Elvira Makeup Set

Masks

• Ghoulish – Frankenstein Green
• Rubies – STAR WARS: AHSOKA™ CAPTAIN ENOCH™ HELMET
• Ghoulish – Two Faces Clown
• Ghoulish – Warlord
• Ghoulish – Stiched Smile Clown

Most Innovative

• Disguise – Elphaba Adaptive Wheelchair Cover Kit
• Bones & Friends – Bones is Back: Book & Toy Set
• Castle Clark – Haunted Halloween: The Trick-or-Treat Game
• Disguise – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Ballroom Inflatable Adult Costume
• Ravensburger Group – Horrified: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

SOURCE Halloween & Costume Association